Channel settings
This page is for administrators: the procedures described require access to the administration area.
To edit a channel's settings, go to Admin → Channels and open the channel using the Edit icon. The settings below are listed in the order they appear on the page. Only Key cannot be changed after creation.
Basic details
| Setting | Required | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Type | yes | Channel type, from the ChannelType reference data list. Validation rules are configured by type |
| Key | yes | Channel key. Cannot be changed after creation |
| Name | yes | Name displayed to users |
| Locales | yes, at least one | Channel languages. Translated attributes are validated in each of the channel's languages |
| Countries | yes, at least one | Channel countries. Country-specific attributes are validated for each of the channel's countries |
| Company | yes | Channel company. Status attributes use the value for this company |
| Category Family | no | Channel category family. Only categories in this family apply to the channel. Once selected, it cannot be removed |
| Channel Family | yes | B2C Websites, B2B Websites, Marketplaces or Others |
| Other Prices | no | Codes for the other prices the channel receives |
| Fallback Locale | no | Language used when a translated attribute has no value in the requested language. Select No fallback locale to use no fallback |
| Validate Other Prices | no | Appears when Other Prices contains at least one code. Includes these prices in validation |
| Product groups entity types | no | Entity types of the product groups managed on the channel. A group's details page only shows channels that list its entity type |
Options
| Setting | Default | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Enable Output | enabled | Indicates that the channel is enabled for sending data; how this is used depends on the channel's integrations. When disabled, the channel is marked as disabled on the product details page |
| Enable Availability | disabled | Allows you to specify each product's availability on the channel |
| Staging Area Available | disabled | The channel has a staging environment. The Staging checkbox appears on the product details page |
| Track Omnibus Price | disabled | openlane calculates the Omnibus price daily for products in production on the channel |
Prices, price matching and stock
| Setting | Effect |
|---|---|
| MSRP Price | Recommended retail price code. Configure it using Set MSRP Price |
| MAP Price | Minimum advertised price code. Configure it using Set MAP Price |
| Retail Price | Channel selling price code. Configure it using Set Retail Price |
| Price Match Available | Allows you to specify a price match source for each product on the channel |
| Price Match Sources | Appears when Price Match Available is enabled. Valid price match sources for the channel, from the PriceMatchSource reference data list |
| Warehouse | Channel warehouse, if your installation manages stock levels. Determines the quantity shown in Available Qty in the product overview |
The names MSRP Price and Retail Price are those used in the standard configuration and may differ in your installation. Their use is explained in Channel prices.